I Asked the Lord that I Might Grow • T4G Live II [Official Lyric Video]

[@WorkPerksPro]

After praying more than twenty years for an increase in faith, a perfectly healthy man was diagnosed with terminal cancer at age 53. God broke that man's schemes of earthly joy and that man is now finding his all in Christ. That man is me.

[@ChristsDisciples]

Wow

[@teresabrown4519]

May God comfort you and your family. May God provide you cure and healing if it be not His will to take you to Himself at this time. Praise the Lord in the fiery trial.

[@Eisenmengercpas]

Hey bud. Right there with you. Dare I say, cancer has been the biggest blessing of my life! Keep on keeping on brother.

[@Asahel717]

I am going through the hardest season of my life, an intense and prolonged time of barrenness of soul, sadness, heaviness of heart and sense of God being far off, with feeble prayers the best I can barely audibly mutter. Life is crushing me. Marriage, my health, my wife's health, finances, increasing debt, uncertain job situation, unsaved adult children, living apart from my wife and many, many more storms converging at the same time. I have wondered if I can hold on, if I will make shipwreck of my soul, if the Lord has already left me. These ruminations only compound my grief. I never heard of this hymn before today. Playing SGM songs this morning, this was next in the que. I am glad this came to me now because these lyrics speak to me. Perhaps it is this season of suffering that is preparing me for growth I cannot even imagine while in this darkness of soul.

[@natebyford6296]

The Lord bless you, dear brother. He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Christ Jesus.

[@rhodespoolman3601]

Have been there .Trust Christ alone. Pray even if you cannot. He will pray for you. You will go through the river to the other side. With the love of Christ I write.

[@CumbriaPreaching]

Josh 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.

[@zhixinlu1988]

Came to this song for the same reason. Being through a very hard time, mixed with fear and guilt and doubt. I lost my hope cause I did not see any way I could escape from this pit. But as you said, it is a season, which He could use to let us bear more fruit. Consider Peter in the Gospel. Most of his records are either self-rebuking when he was on the boat, or being rebuked by Jesus, and later being crushed by the difficulties, and then being rebuked by Paul. Yet Jesus said encouraging words to him, rather than giving him a perfect Christian life to boast about. Jesus loves Peter for sure. Jesus also asked Peter to strengthen his brothers when he become strong in faith again. I felt that John Newton must have been through some great inner trails also. And now our God uses these to strengthen us. It is in this way we could know why He is our only hope.

[@anomalous77]

I wonder too, how are you all doing? This hymn, your stories, and my own suffering reminds me of Job 7:17-18 - “What is man that You magnify him, And that You are concerned about him, That You examine him every morning And try him every moment?" This question is again echoed in Pslams 8, 144 and in Hebrews 2. I urge you to read those passages. Stay strong in the LORD for you may not yet see how He is preparing you and for what. Romans 8:28 - "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." NASB

[@alisonporter8507]

I just wany to share this to encourage you all, because my heart yearns for you. I am already in a wheelchair, but over the last 3 years, have developed hemiplegic attacks, I totally shut down, can't move, talk or open my eyes. But on one occasion, in a&e, The Lord showed me 'my control room' figuratively. I was on the floor, powerless. But by my side, I could see His feet and the hem of His robe. Completely cut off & isolated. He was there in my deepest place. He is there. Don't give up, and since then , although I am still degenerating slowly, still have these attacks, He has taken my spiritual life to a place I never hoped for. He won't let your pain be wasted .

[@bubbafungi]

God bless you, Alison.

[@WorkPerksPro]

After praying more than twenty years for an increase in faith, a perfectly healthy man was diagnosed with terminal cancer at age 53. God broke that man's schemes of earthly joy and that man is now finding his all in Christ. That man is me. My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials... - James 1:2

[@ChristsDisciples]

💔

[@marctremblay4432]

Yes thank you for sharing Alison… wow seeing His feet…❤

[@kimduidang7079]

Hallelujah, He really break my schemes of earthly joy, so I may find my all in Jesus . Please Lord help us all to follow you moment by moment. 🙏❤❤❤

[@heatherfisher6536]

Please pray for me. I’ve been in the pit of anxiety, ocd, depression, wanting it all to end, not wanting to go on, not seeing how I can keep going like this for 6-7 months after coming off antidepressant that was keeping my mental health stable How long, o Lord? Pray for me please. I’m in intensive therapy and working on getting on a new medication. Please pray it will help me. Please pray my faith will be strengthened. I feel so frail in faith and even have angry, bitter feelings towards God that He is allowing this and not coming through for me yet.

[@amandarutter727]

I can't imagine how difficult all those things at once must be. I am praying that the bitterness and anger you described subsides and turns into peace that surpasses all understanding. How have you been doing this last month?

[@irenejordan5335]

Hi Heather, I am seeing this six months after you wrote it. I pray and hope for you that you have been able to see God and that your faith has been strengthened. 5:09

[@randallvanderross8352]

My beloved brothers and sisters. Oh how my soul hurts as it has been assaulted these past weeks. The enemy pummels me with accusations and even from the word to keep me away it seems until it becomes so much that I can hardly eat or do anything as drains my body and just cry out to Christ to take me home. I have no hope in this world, it has nothing I could possibly want or need. Coming across this song just assures me that I'm not alone. Amen

[@michaelhoran8207]

May the Lord be your victor in every battle

[@tilltheend7902]

I have been there. John Bunyan dealt exactly with something like this. Google it up..John Bunyan Spiritual Warfare and you will see how he suffered in this area. Never give up. You are in this battle because you are on the narrow road which is filled with battles but it leads to Christ. His seed within us shall PREVAIL. GLORY TO HIM!!! WE ARE THE SEED OF HIS SUFFERING!

[@joanna_0316]

God bless you and help all of us to grow in the likeness of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior..😊

[@HopeinYahweh]

You are not alone. When it appears all hope is gone, the searching heart finds Christ and is home. To be a true disciple of Christ and a follower of His Light in this dark & fallen world is a hurdle that can only be overcome through the glory of Father God. Blessings friend, keep going 🙏

[@juliapaone561]

When I went through the hardest times in my life, I saw God use the pain to do things for me that I never could have imagined. He is faithful!

[@truderenken3248]

I sat straight up in my chair as I read exactly as my heart's journey has been lately. O praise Him!

[@davidkugel]

The late J. I. Packer quotes these lyrics in chapter 21 of his book "Knowing God." I highly recommend this book. It is one of my all-time favorites. These inward trials I employ From self and pride to set thee free; And break thy schemes of earthly joy, That thou may'st seek thy all in me.

[@Jeremy-jx4kq]

This quote in Packer’s book brought me here. I’m so glad it did.

[@avp1510]

The closer my walk with my Savior, the more I recognize my many flaws and how unworthy I am of His grace and mercy; it makes me to cling to Him more as I see no other recourse for rescue but by His power! And for this, I thank Him and cannot wait to shed my earthly self and rise in His perfect will and love-in due time…

[@servantrichardson]

This hymn is loaded with astounding and rock-solid heart truth -“humbled my heart and made me whole”

[@jdlstoryteller]

Humbled my heart and laid me low is the actual line. The original is "Blasted my gourds, and laid me low." It's a visceral picture reflecting our own lives but especially the life of Job.

[@allendarby1578]

There are times where God withdraws his grace from us when we have a lot of pride and self-reliance to show us how we fare in our lives without Him. He wants you to find your everything in Him. I love this song. Amen

[@cord11ful]

THIS, this is true worship music. Thank you. It is so abundantly clear Who inspired and indwells the creators of this powerful music. There is no ego here. It is full of the beauty of Christ's work in the broken heart.

[@bethi5978]

These old hymns seem just as relevant now as they were then, especially in light of what's going on in our world. I'm thankful for them.

[@hnice9234]

Jesus is the same yesterday, today, and forever!!! "The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever." Isaiah 40:8

[@micahtindale9929]

I am going through a time of confusion and trials in my life. This song reminds me that the Lord will use it all for good. I'm also reminded that part of Joseph's journey with God was being thrown into a pit and sold to foreigners, which must have been so confusing. But God worked all of it out for good in the end (Gen. 50:20). I'm encouraged that we can come to know God more through these inward trials, even though they are so unpleasant.

[@samuelmorris1035]

Amen! That's so good!!

[@Christisliftedup32]

Amen

[@onapilgrim2418]

This song speaks every Christian's journey

[@davidhog]

Amazing. This might just be the finest explanation ever written (outside the Bible) on prayer and how God answers.

[@rorysullivan4913]

Absolutely. My life's journey described word by word. Listen to it virtually ever night before sleep

[@heidifluteatl]

Yes!!!!!!

[@rebeccaalonzo5077]

This song. The crucified life. I love this song. Deep.

[@dawnmichelle4403]

He breaks my earthly plans for joy, so I might find everything in him. 🙌🏻

[@CumbriaPreaching]

Amen. God is sovereign.

[@enochdas1643]

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. Romans 8:28‭-‬30 ESV All things, both good and bad, work together for the ultimate GOOD, because God knows the best. And He allows it because He loves us and is conforming us to His image by chiseling out the sinful nature in us through the circumstances of our lives, so let us humble ourselves and repent and not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of our minds, because that's the will of God our Sanctification and when we go through sanctification process, know that God loves us, because He disciplines those He love. Thank you for this beautiful song that is full of hope and joy. God bless you..❤

[@bubbafungi]

I memorized this song and sing it all the time. It's beautiful. And written by the same author who gave us "Amazing Grace" - John Newton. The Lord does it all. We can't screw it up.

[@sisterrosa7965]

Beautiful hymn, praise be to God

[@nickifrank3467]

Made a grow man cry 😢 all glory to God the father and Jesus Christ our lord and savior

[@donnaklepaczewski160]

This song gives me power to face my problem right now, hope i can grow in faith and trust in Him.

[@BRUISER14]

This song has been my anthem these past few weeks since hearing this hymn. I grew up with hymns as a young child and never heard this one. But as one who goes through constant trials this song is the epitaph of what my prayers and answers are back and forth.

[@WLEfird]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@babuichiru2793]

Wow...Praise be to the Lord God forever and forever .. What a song!! What a song!!

[@why901018]

VERSE 1 I asked the Lord that I might grow 我曾求主 将我更新 In faith and love and ev’ry grace, 赐我丰富 爱与信心 Might more of His salvation know, 救赎大爱 真切知晓 And seek more earnestly His face. 热切寻求 得见主面 VERSE 2 ‘Twas He who taught me thus to pray, 如此祷告 是主指教 And He, I trust, has answered prayer, 祂必垂听 我心知道 But it has been in such a way 可是为何 如此回应 As almost drove me to despair. 刺痛我心 引我绝望 VERSE 3 I hoped that in some favored hour 曾经期待 在某一天 At once He’d answer my request 我的祈求 尽蒙应允 And, by His love’s constraining pow’r, 以祂能力 除尽我罪 Subdue my sins and give me rest. 止息挣扎 令我安息 VERSE 4 Instead of this, He made me feel 祂却揭露 我的隐恶 The hidden evils of my heart 剖析我心 令我惊愕 And let the angry pow’rs of hell 无尽黑暗 将我淹没 Assault my soul in ev’ry part. 罪中哭泣 无尽自责 VERSE 5 Yea, more with His own hand He seemed 竟是祂手 将我逼迫 Intent to aggravate my woe, 不断加增 我的痛苦 Crossed all the fair designs I schemed, 任我谋划 祂全打破 Humbled my heart and laid me low. 卑微我心 在尘土中 VERSE 6 “Lord, why is this,” I trembling cried; 哭泣呐喊 这是为何 “Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death?” 难道灭我 如同蝼蚁 “‘Tis in this way,” the Lord replied, 主回答说 如此安排 “I answer prayer for grace and faith.” 为要赐予 爱与信心 VERSE 7 “These inward trials I employ 种种试炼 精心安设 From self and pride to set thee free 使你逃避 骄傲自我 And break thy schemes of earthly joy 地上享乐 尽都打破 That thou may’st find thy all in Me.” 使你所得 全然在我

[@Sovereign_Lord]

Thank you! For posting this lovely hymn - ‘That thou may’st find thy all in me’. May this crisis help us look into ourselves and break and humble us that we may become like Him

[@ursulajenni6521]

This has become my daily morning 🙏 with a trembling ❤️ and cleansing tears to begin the new day under the Holy Spirit‘s guidance. Thank you so much, SovereignGraceMusic for this deeply spiritual hymn!!!

[@AK-ro8ly]

What a hymn 😭😭. I love you Lord❤️

[@jandewet8697]

Am I prepared to pray that prayer???

[@annad8636]

Pray it, you won’t regret it.

[@bubbafungi]

I felt this same hesitancy. I know what you mean. But then I realized a "bad" day with the Lord near is way better than a "good" day without Him. I'm sure Newton had no regrets about praying this prayer, as he says "Twas He who taught me thus to pray and He I trust has answered prayer".

[@rosieadcock7610]

I agree..... 100% with the previous comment.....! My heart longs for more of this type of prayerful worship..... Blessings from South Africa.....!

[@eryadharvath7052]

How true this songs is. It speaks exactly way God’s leads to His people.

[@raoularmagnac2037]

Wow! What a BEAUTIFUL, encouraging, and yet convicting hymn! 😢

[@sobonangoma3794]

He is sovereign in His dealings with His sons or daughters on earth. Each one He purges as He deems fit. He is Head of the Body, the ekklesia and we are but members of the body.

[@zhixinlu1988]

Translated into Chinese. May He use the work of His worm to bring comfort and encouragement to suffering Christian who also struggle in sin. 歌词翻译： VERSE 1 
I asked the Lord that I might grow 我曾求主 将我更新 
In faith and love and ev’ry grace, 赐我丰富 爱与信心 
Might more of His salvation know, 救赎大爱 真切知晓 
And seek more earnestly His face. 热切寻求 得见主面 VERSE 2 
‘Twas He who taught me thus to pray, 如此祷告 是主指教 
And He, I trust, has answered prayer, 祂必垂听 我心知道 
 But it has been in such a way 可是为何 如此回应
 As almost drove me to despair. 刺痛我心 引我绝望 VERSE 3
 I hoped that in some favored hour 曾经期待 在某一天
 At once He’d answer my request 我的祈求 尽蒙应允
 And, by His love’s constraining pow’r, 以祂能力 除尽我罪
 Subdue my sins and give me rest. 止息挣扎 令我安息 VERSE 4
 Instead of this, He made me feel 祂却揭露 我的隐恶
 The hidden evils of my heart 剖析我心 令我惊愕
 And let the angry pow’rs of hell 无尽黑暗 将我淹没 
Assault my soul in ev’ry part. 罪中哭泣 无尽自责 VERSE 5
 Yea, more with His own hand He seemed 竟是祂手 将我逼迫 
Intent to aggravate my woe, 不断加增 我的痛苦
 Crossed all the fair designs I schemed, 任我谋划 祂全打破
 Humbled my heart and laid me low. 卑微我心 在尘土中 VERSE 6
 “Lord, why is this,” I trembling cried; 哭泣呐喊 这是为何
 “Wilt Thou pursue Thy worm to death?” 难道灭我 如同蝼蚁
 “’Tis in this way,” the Lord replied, 主回答说 如此安排 
“I answer prayer for grace and faith.” 为要赐予 爱与信心 VERSE 7
 “These inward trials I employ 种种试炼 精心安设 
From self and pride to set thee free 使你逃避 骄傲自我
 And break thy schemes of earthly joy 地上享乐 尽都打破
 That thou may’st find thy all in Me.” 使你所得 全然在我

[@gladysirons6906]

I praise my God for this wonderful song. It is packed with God's truth. I'm holding on to every word.

[@GamingChannel-sk7to]

❤such a beautiful thought, God is great

[@htthazlotutambien5176]

What a powerful prayer!!!

[@edshacked]

thank you for uploading such a beautiful and life-challenging hymn!

[@shilpidey3184]

Beautiful hymn

[@2902julian]

Awesome Worship in this song! I love to worship my LORD!

[@african2angel]

Glory Father, Glory Father 🙌😭🙏

[@irenedarby]

Very very beautiful song! Praise God😇

[@rorysullivan4913]

absolute truth and applicable to me and my life's journey, and many others no doubt

[@mln.christian]

I love this song 🙌

[@Sovereign_Lord]

This song for me, Thank you 🙇‍♀️🙋‍♀

[@jf5817]

Man, this is heavy

[@kendrickcanares7117]

Wonderful song. !

[@carlosc1512]

Beautiful song. May this be my daily prayer.

[@trevorwilliams1783]

matthew 7:7“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? 10 Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!

[@ChristsDisciples]

Amen good

[@esthernicholson2639]

True Truth!

[@hymnsSatb]

Beautiful song 👍

[@creativereindeer]

Wow, packs a punch. Thanks for this.

[@waltermclauren4746]

I leaned my back against an oak, thinking it was a trusty tree, but then it bent and then it broke, just as my love proved false to me.

[@susanmarston2552]

This is by John Newton.

[@ginnyc4521]

Someone please tell me what melody this is. It says public domain. I just can’t recollect it.

[@stevenhopkins9930]

It’s called O Waly Waly, Scottish melody I think

[@sarahrucker3411]

It sounds like The Water is Wide….

[@ChristsDisciples]

💔

[@chenaolmos5490]

☹️💕

[@waltermclauren4746]

Forgive my fastidiousness, but before a vowel it should be "thine" as in "thine all." Ain't that right? So we'll dew it thataway. 🙂